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June 1941. "Jones and Laughlin steelworks. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania." Medium format acetate negative by John Vachon for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Surreal atmosphere of a harsh environment.
Well done, yet again, Mr Vachon.
Reminds me of this pic: https://www.shorpy.com/node/22870. Wonder what the textiles would look like if they were neighbors with the wind blowing towards the textile mill.
that the Japanese so misunderstood the folly of attacking a country with such massive industrial might, just months after this was taken.
Hard to believe all of that no longer exists, isn't it?
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